Conflict with wp_is_mobile() conditional tag

[Adnan Akbas]

I use wp_is_mobile() conditional tag to show different menu items on mobile via “Menu Items Visibility Control” plugin.

I realized wp_is_mobile() conditional tag is not working after some time on my website.
Whenever I deactivate Event Organizer Pro it works again.

Any idea how I can use both plugins simultaneously?

[Stephen Harris]

Hi Adnan,

Can you confirm that the problem is with wp_is_mobile() specifically (print outs its return value, and var_dum($_SERVER) – (we are particularly interested in $_SERVER['HTTP_USER_AGENT']).

In short wp_is_mobile() does nothing but check the value of $_SERVER['HTTP_USER_AGENT'] (See source) and Event Organiser (Pro) does nothing to that value, so I don’t think Event Organiser Pro – by itself – can be causing wp_is_moble() to return an incorrect value.

More plausible is that Pro and Menu Items Visibility Control are conflicting in some other way.

[Adnan Akbas]

Hi Stephen,

thanks for your quick answer. Instead of using the plugin, I added my own code like:

   if(wp_is_mobile() && $args->theme_location == 'primary') {        
            $items .= ...my-menu-item....
        return $items;
    } else {
        return $items;
    }
}
add_filter( 'wp_nav_menu_items', 'add_mobile_nav', 10, 2 );

which works fine. That means you are right. wp_is_mobile() is not the problem.
Should be something else. Job is done. Thank you!

[Stephen Harris]

Glad you’ve found something that works for you.

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